A key worker has broken the Guinness World Record as the "world's shortest bus driver" measuring 136.2cm (4ft 5.6 inches.) Frank Faeek Hachem became a bus driver after taking the test in 2017, before that he had just driven a regular car for 20 years. The record breaker does not require any special modifications to […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. New cases of the deadly pandemic are on the rise across Europe with the likes of Spain and France imposing new measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The UK has […]

A brazen Hong Kong burglar swiped more than $500 million worth of antique stamps and Chinese revolutionary items during a daylight heist from an apartment owned by a well-known collector, according to reports. The thief broke into the apartment belonging to Chinese collector Fu Chunxiao in the city’s bustling Kowloon district, a police source told […]

LONDON could face curfews to stop a coronavirus second wave – as 500,000 students are set to arrive in the capital.  Professor Kevin Fenton, the London director of Public Health England, today warned that further restrictions could be imposed in order to avoid strict local lockdowns. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest […]

This remarkable video shows the stunned reactions of supermarket shoppers as a magician turns their till receipts into £10 notes. Troy Von Scheibner, known as ‘Troy the Magician’, wowed customers at the Wembley branch of Tesco after performing the mind-boggling trick. As well as conjuring £10 and £20 notes out of nowhere, Troy also kept […]

Royal Navy 4,000-ton warship nearly crashed into fishing boat because officer on look-out couldn’t see where she was going after she closed the curtains Lt Rebecca Stanley was night shift look-out on type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland She shut a ‘blackout curtain’ so she could get on with work due the next day 4,000 tonne warship came […]

China says ramping up military drills near self-ruled Taiwan is a ‘necessary action’ as Beijing vows to ‘defend its territory from foreign forces’ China has stepped up its threat to bring the island under control by military force Taiwan claimed Chinese warplanes entered its airspace over two days last week  Beijing said the recent drills […]

Khaled Drareni sentenced to two years in jail amid crackdown on dissent following a year of anti-government protests. An Algerian court has sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison on appeal, reducing his original sentence, in a trial that rights group have denounced as violating press freedom. Drareni, editor of the Casbah Tribune […]

Britons ‘face 10pm curfews and pubs could be forced to shut in just TWO WEEKS’ unless Rule of Six brings down Covid cases – but schools WON’T shut Boris Johnson has imposed ‘Rule of Six’ in bid to curb rise in coronavirus cases Ministers warning they are ready to take even tougher action if it […]

The UK has rescued a British child from Syria as part of efforts to help unaccompanied or orphaned minors caught up in the fallout from the conflict with Islamic State. A repatriation team left Syria with the child on Tuesday, Sky News understands. The rescue mission was led by Martin Longden, the UK’s Syria envoy. […]